The Irishman leads OFCS nominations

Race to the top remains tight

by Jennie Kermode

Joe Pesci as Russell Bufalino with Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran in The Irishman
Joe Pesci as Russell Bufalino with Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran in The Irishman Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze

Now the clear front runner this awards season, The Irishman leads the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) award nominations with a total of eight, but it's closely followed by Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood with seven and Parasite and Marriage Story with six apiece.

The OFCS is an international body but bases its awards on film that have screened in New York or Los Angeles - the same rules used by the Oscars.

The winners will be announced on 6 January.

Those nominations in full:-

​Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Film Not in the English Language

Best Documentary

Best Animated Feature

Best Debut Feature

  • Mati Diop - Atlantics
  • Melina Matsoukas - Queen & Slim
  • Tyler Nilson & Michael Schwartz - The Peanut Butter Falcon
  • Joe Talbot - The Last Black Man In San Francisco
  • Olivia Wilde - Booksmart

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Best Editing

Best Original Score

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